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Maria Baldini works on various beamlines at HPSynC and develops advanced x-ray techniques and instrumentation for use in high-pressure research. Her research focuses on understanding the effects of pressure on the physical properties of strongly correlated electron systems. She received her Ph.D in material science from the University of Sapienza, Rome, Italy in 2007.

Cheng Ji is a Postdoctoral Researcher at HPSynC. He recieved his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Texas Tech University. His research interests include phase transitions of materials under large shear stress at high pressures and high pressure related synchrotron x-ray techniques.

Bing Li is a postdoctoral associate at HPSynC. He received his Ph.D. in Condensed Matter Physics from Jilin University in 2011. Bing is working on diamond anvil cell techniques for ultra-high pressure experiment and selected element phase transitions at mega-bar pressures using synchrotron micro-Xray diffraction with Dr. Ho-kwang Mao and others in the high-pressure team.

Guoyin Shen's research covers a broad range of subjects aimed at understanding the behavior of materials under high-pressure and extreme temperature conditions. The research activities include investigation of phase transformations and melting lines in molecular solids, oxides and metals; characterization of liquids and amorphous materials under high-pressure/temperature conditions; measurement of crystal chemistry, elastic and transportation properties of deep Earth materials at pressure-temperature conditions equivalent to the Earth’s interior. His current research includes the study of structure and density of silicate liquids at high pressure and melting temperature determinations of silicates and iron alloys at Megbar pressures.

Junyue Wang is a postdoctoral associate at HPSynC. He works on synchrotron based nano resolution x-ray microscopy and computerized tomography, and their applications in high pressure research. He received a Ph.D. in 2009 from the Institute of Physics at Academia Sinica in Taiwan, China.

Lin Wang is a research scientist at HPSync and a senior investigator work for EFree. His principal research interests are the properties of nano materials under high pressure; Synthesis of nano materials, Properties of low dimensional materials and High Tc superconductor, Nano focused Synchrotron x-ray, and diamond anvil cell techniques for ultra-high pressure.

Wenge Yang received his Ph.D in Condensed Matter Physics in 1995. The focus of his research effort is to develop novel synchrotron radiation techniques (x-ray diffraction, imaging and spectroscopy) for high pressure research.

Qiaoshi(Charles) Zeng is a research scientist at HPSynC. His research interest is focused on understanding the structure and properties of amorphous materials and new materials synthesis by developing and utilizing various high pressure techniques including x-ray diffraction, imaging and spectroscopy etc. He received his PhD in materials science and engineering from Zhejiang University, China in 2010.